Sylvia Mary Kemp
1929 - 1962 (32 years)
Generation: 1
1. Sylvia Mary Kemp was born on 25 Jul 1929 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England; died on 11 May 1962 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. Other Events:
- Occupation: oil company secretary
Notes:
Second marriage to Cunnigan Wilson.
Naturalization record
Record Type: Naturalization Petition
Birth Date: 25 Jul 1929
Birth Place: Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Arrival Date: 10 May 1946
Arrival Place: New York, N. Y.
Petition Date: 21 Jun 1955
Petition Place: Wichita, Kansas
Petition Number: 1683
Sylvia Mary Wilson
The body of Mrs. Sylvia Mary Wilson, killed Friday morning in an automobile accident, will be sent to Topeka, Kan. for services and burial.
Mrs. Wilson, 42, of Roswell, N.M., was an oil company secretary.
She is survived by her husband, Cunnigan Wilson, of Roswell; two sons, Howard Kemp Caskey, and Martin Caskey, of Altus, Okla., and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kemp, of Topeka.
Tucson Mortuary is handling the arrangements.
Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Arizona. Sunday, 15 May 1962.
$840 Awarded In Death Suit
Litigation Arose Out Of Crash Last May When Woman Was Killed On Benson Hwy.
A $315,000 wrongful death suit filed in U.S. District Court ended yesterday after a two-day trial when a jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the sun of $840,47 – the cost of the funeral expenses for Sylvia M. Wilson, 32.
Mrs. Wilson, Of Roswell, N.M., was killed instantly last May 11 when a car in which she was riding struck the rear of a parked truck on the Benson Hwy. near Tucson.
The suit was filed by her husband, Cunnigan E. Wilson, in behalf on himself and her two minor children.
Driver of the death car was Lawton ray Acuff, 30, of 3510 Benson Hwy. Acuff was injured in the crash but has since recovered. He was named defendant in the suit.
According to investigators, Acuff’s 1962 model car was traveling at 80 miles an hour when it plowed into the rear of a tractor-trailer truck packed on the side of the Benson Hwy.
The driver of the truck, Steven Rossi, of Phoenix, was asleep in a nearby motel at the time of the accident.
According to testimony, Mrs. Wilson had dinner at a local motel and then retired for the night with her husband.
An hour later, at midnight, she reappeared in the motel cocktail lounge, talked with Acuff who was a customer, and when the cocktail lounge closed at 1 a.m., left with Acuff in Acuff’s car. The accident happened a short time later.
Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Arizona. Friday, 21 December 1962.
U.S. District Court
Judge James A. Walsh, presiding
Cunnigan Edward Wilson. Individually and as surviving spouse of Sylvia Mary Wilson, deceased, vs. Lawton Ray Acuff, Westinghouse Corp. and John and Jane Doe, husband and wife, wrongful death suit. $315.000.
Arizona Daily Citizen, Tucson, Arizona. Thursday, 17 May 1962.
Husband Files $315,000 Death Suit
A wrongful death suit asking for $315,000 damages was filed yesterday in U.S. District Court by the husband of a woman killed last Friday when a car in which she was riding struck the rear of a parked truck.
Plaintiff in the suit, prepared by Atty. Donald S. Robinson, is Cunnigan Edward Wilson, whose wife, Sylvia Mary Wilson, 32, died in the accident on Benson Hwy.
Defendants are the drive of the car, Lawton Ray Acuff, 30, of 3510 Benson Why.; the Westinghouse Corp., owners of the truck, and a John and Jane Doe, husband and wife.
The suit asks $315,000 damages for pecuniary loss for Wilson and two minor children and “fair and just” damages for loss of his wife’s comfort, companionship and services.
Mrs. Wilson was killed instantly when the roof of Acuff’s car was peeled back “like a convertible top” in the collision, according to highway patrolmen. Acuff, who suffered severe cuts on his face, head and hands, has been charged with vehicular manslaughter.
Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Arizona. Thursday, 17 May 1962.
U.S. District Court
Judge James A. Walsh, presiding
Cunnigan Edward Wilson. Individually and as surviving spouse of Sylvia Mary Wilson, deceased, vs. Lawton Ray Acuff, Westinghouse Corp. and John and Jane Doe, husband and wife, wrongful death suit. $315.000.
Arizona Daily Citizen, Tucson, Arizona. Thursday, 17 May 1962.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72123575/sylvia-m.-wilson
Plot: Eastlawn, Lot 111, sp. 4AFamily/Spouse: Lawrence Lowell "Larry" Caskey. Lawrence (son of Arthur George Caskey and Caroline "Carrie" Klufa) was born on 26 Apr 1919 in Helena, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma; died on 15 Jun 2013 in Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, California; was buried in Paso Robles District Cemetery, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]